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Spanish idioms

What does “Estar hecho polvo” mean?

SpanishEmotions and relationshipsInformal

Estar hecho polvo

Word for word

To be made into dust

What it really means

To be exhausted or devastated, physically or emotionally. It works after the gym and after a break-up alike.

How we say it in English

To be shattered

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